I am a huge believer/fan of primer-and always remained quite loyal to smashbox. However, in a pinch I picked up some of the Loreal perfecting base. I am glad I did.

This product is decent...goes on smooth. I won't say it's the best primer I have ever used but for the price, it does a great job! The things I do not like about it are

....that you have to dip your fingers into it. I like my primer in a pump or tube.
....my t-zone was still pretty shiny after applying the product, foundation, and setting powder

I haven't decided what I will use when I run out of this product-if it's on sale, I may use it again. LIke I said before, I prefer to not touch my hands to my face a lot when applying makeup (I use brush, sponge, etc). For the price, it's good!

Primers/bases are extremely important when it comes to makeup application. I like this product because it smoothes the skin, fills in any large pores, and it also seems to help get rid of slight redness in the face. I apply this over top of my moisturizer, and then I apply my foundation and it just glides on like a dream. I wasn't sure how well this was going to work out but I am happily surprised. I don't use it every single day, but it's great to have when you want to create a perfectly smooth canvas and help conceal any large pores that you have so that you can have smooth flawless skin in an instant. I definitely recommend this product. It's a great investment.

I have honestly never used a base as great as this. Totally blew Quo out of the water (but the Quo primer is still wonderful)
This base works really well to cover up visible pours and evens out bumps on the skin, and it makes your face as smooth as a babies bottom! Hurray for touchable skin!
The absolute best thing about this product though is that a little goes a long way, I have used this product for over a month now and still working the top. Just a little dab in the bottle and it will cover your whole face, which is find amazing! I'm usually pumping and dabbing endlessly to get a good base for my foundation.

This is perfect for smoothing out skin texture so foundation glides on easily. This is a must-have for older skin or skin like mine that gets rough during the summer. Foundation "sticks" to it and glides over it making for a smooth application of foundation.

I got a tub of this backstage during fashion week. They said that this was their secret weapon. I was excited to try. I've always used and primer and I think that they make such a huge difference. When you first open it, the pink cream like texture sort of scared me. I didn't really know how to apply it. So i just got some on my finger tips and applied it like regular moisturizer. Let it settle and then applied my makeup. I also used this primer on several of the beauty tutorials here. I find that if you have great moisturized skin, this spreads like a dream and fills in pores nicely, creating a nice canvas. But if you have dry patches, the primer sort of accentuates it. It's a little tough to spread, but using your fingers to warm it up or slighting dab with a sponge works fine. The primer does make a nice base, brightens a little bit and makes foundation application a bit easier and smoother. It does contain silicone, so gals who are sensitive, beware. I'm used to buying primers that are around $40 so this is comparable.

I have always had combination skin, however the little lines and bigger pores didn't come on until my 30's. I asked some friends and did some research on how I could diminish these flaws. I read many reviews of "primers" and how they generally make a person greasy or discolored or caused make up to separate. I was not discouraged and went to the store and asked the sales person what she thought of various products, she was helpful and recommended the L'oreal Professional Series line. I gave it a shot and figured if it didn't work I could bring it back per the store return policy.
The next morning I got up and got ready and was shocked by the results.
I am amazed with this product. It goes on silky smooth and even. When I put my foundation on after the primer it went on just as smooth as the primer. The L'oreal Secret No. 1 helped reduce the visibility of pores and the fine lines around my eyes and mouth.
As the day went on I was wondering if my face looked like an oil slick, but to my amazement it was fairly still a matte finish! It was not running down in any way!